Surprise, surprise from the BCS.

I am admittedly a BCS hater, but there's something that I have to give them props on. The Mountain West is getting their props. For those of you who don't know, the high money games to be in the BCS, you have to be in the top 8 at the end of the season. Currently Utah is ranked #8 in the BCS poll. Which means, that if they do go undefeated and provided they get some losses from those ahead of them, they could get in the championship. It's a real remote chance, but it's possible (Penn State has had many seasons where they've been undefeated and still get snubbed for a championship game).
Right now, the Mountain West conference has the same number of teams (3) in the top 15, than the beloved and over rated SEC. This indicates that their computer formulas are some what working. The mountain west has creamed the Pac 10 this year, and the Mountain West has been elevated in the standings because of it. This should go to prove to athletic directors 1 thing. You need to schedule some more decent non-conference games to even crack the current ratings. There is absolutely NO REASON to schedule crappy teams that are in state! I am looking at you Weber St and Utah St. There is no reason to play these other teams. The nature of sports now days is turning to a "who you beat" and not solely on how many wins you have. This is the case with Basketball, Football, or pretty much any NCAA sport.
Admittedly, it will change because Utah or TCS will get knocked out of the top 15 tomorrow when they play against one another. However, most of this season, the conference as a whole, has been earning their stripes.
So, I will admit, as much as it pains me too... The BCS has been getting it better. I mean, it's still a shame that a team on it's own is penalized for the performance of the conference, but it's going to work to benefit of some other teams this season. The Utes, for example, play teams both ranked in the top 15 the last 2 weeks. The same statistic that media darling Texas Tech, done as well.
I'll hold out my final statement to see how it all shakes out. However, if the Utes were going to make a run for national championship, It had better be this year.